matrimony quotes

Without thinking highly either of men or matrimony, marriage had always been her object; it was the only honourable provision for well-educated young women of small fortune, and however uncertain of giving happiness, must be their pleasantest preservative from want.

-Jane Austen
  Pride and Prejudice, ch.22.

Single women have a dreadful propensity for being poorwhich is one very strong argument in favour of matrimony.

-Jane Austen
  Letter to Fanny Knight,13 Mar.

If any of you know cause or just impediment, why these two persons should not be joined together in holy Matrimony, ye are to declare it. This is the first time of asking.

-Book of Common Prayer
Solemnization of Matrimony, the Banns.

Dearly beloved, we are gathered together here in the sight of God, and in the face of this Congregation, to join together this man and this woman in holy Matrimony; which is an honourable estate, instituted of God.

-Book of Common Prayer
Solemnization of Matrimony, Exhortation.

Wilt thou have this woman to thy wedded wife, to live together after God's ordinance in the holy estate of Matrimony? Wiltthou loveher, comfort her, honour, and keep her, in sickness and in health; and, forsaking all other, keep thee only unto her, so long as ye both shall live?

-Book of Common Prayer
Solemnization of Marriage, Betrothal.

Wilt thou have this man to thy wedded husband, to live together after God's ordinance in the holy estate of Matrimony? Wilt thou obey him, and serve him, love, honour and keep him, in sickness and in health; and, forsaking all other, keep thee only unto him, so long as 142 ye both shall live?

-Book of Common Prayer
Solemnization of Marriage, Betrothal.

Sometimesit seemedthat matrimony, apart frombeing a way of getting free sex when men felt like it, was also a legalized way of committing assault and getting away with it.

- Buchi Emecheta
  In the Ditch.

It seemed to me pretty plain, that they had more of love than of matrimony in them.

- Oliver Goldsmith
  The Vicar of  Wakefield, ch.16.

The critical period in matrimony is breakfast-time.

- SirA(lan) P(atrick) Herbert
  Uncommon Law,'Is Marriage Lawful?'.

What business have you, miss, with preference and aversion?†You ought to know, that as both always wear off,'tis safest in matrimony to begin with a little aversion.

- Richard Brinsley Sheridan
  Mrs Malaprop to Lydia.The Rivals, act1, sc.2.

There is no road to wealth so easyand respectable as that of matrimony.

- Anthony Trollope
  DoctorThorne, ch.16.